Ostia

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Explore the water supply and sanitary facilities of ancient Ostia, Italy

Excavated Roman ruins of Ostia

What led to the fall of the ancient Roman Empire?

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Also Known As	Ostia Antica

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Excavated Roman ruins of Ostia

Explore the water supply and sanitary facilities of ancient Ostia, Italy

What led to the fall of the ancient Roman Empire?

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Magna Graecia Capua Alba Longa Paestum Sybaris Praeneste Baiae Cumae Selinus Veii

Italy

Rome

Rome

national capital, Italy

Lake Bolsena

Lazio

region, Italy

Key People

Pasolini, 1964

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italian author and director